OVERREAD

Etymology

Verb

overread (third-person singular simple present overreads, present participle overreading, simple past and past participle overread)

(obsolete) To read over, or peruse. [10th-19th c.]

(transitive) To interpret something to a greater degree, or in a more positive way, than appropriate; read too in-depth; overinterpret; overanalyze.

To read too much or excessively.

Antonyms

• underread

Adjective

overread (comparative more overread, superlative most overread)

Having read too much.

Anagrams

• overdare, overdear

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*read", v. t.

Definition: To read over, or peruse. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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